National Assembly Economic Regions in Wales: Names and Codes as of December 2018

December 2018 names and codes for National Assembly Economic Regions in Wales. The dataset contains two text fields for region codes and names, with field lengths of 9 and 17 characters. It was published by the Government Digital Service and last updated on the platform in October 2022.

Use Cases

• Joining economic statistics based on the standardized region codes (NAER18CD).
• Creating thematic maps of Wales based on the named economic regions (NAER18NM).
• Validating or standardizing location data against an official December 2018 regional boundary schema.

Strengths

• Provides official codes and names for a specific snapshot date (31 December 2018).
• Field lengths are explicitly documented (9 and 17 characters), aiding in schema design.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2022-10-19 15:39:34.962000; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Official administrative data compilation.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 31 December 2018.

Freshness

Snapshot from 2018; metadata updated 2022-10 -19.

Geography

Wales